The first three books in the Wayside School series are available together in this collection, For the first time in twenty-five years, Wayside School is back in session in this brand-new, fourth installment in the perennially beloved and bestselling series by Newbery Medal-winning author Louis Sachar. Welcome back to Wayside School! Wayside School — Louis Sachar. Length: 7 Books.
Series List in Order. Book Descriptions for series: Wayside School. Sideways Stories from Wayside School. Wayside School is Falling Down. Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School. According to Louis Sachar, the events that occur in the book are all made up, and he claims his personal experiences are "kind of boring.
In a Scholastic interview, he explains that the chapter " Calvin " initially started with simply the idea of Mrs. Jewls having Calvin take a note to another teacher. He eventually got the idea that the teacher, and the floor she teaches, wouldn't exist, thinking that while it didn't make sense, it was funny nonetheless. During a walk, he tried coming up with ideas, and eventually settled on a dead rat, though why he picked that, he can't recall.
In the same interview, he explains the origins of the chapter " A Package for Mrs. Jewls ," explaining that he was writing the chapter around the first time he got his own computer, which didn't have a hard drive and had a black-and-amber monitor. He tried to make the computer Mrs.
Jewls's class gets sound as advanced as he could, though due to the unprecedented rate at which technology advanced, he admits that it ends up sounding dated, though he has expressed no interest in updating it. The first book, Sideways Stories from Wayside School , was briefly out-of-print when the small company that first published it went out of business.
When working on There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom , he was taken out to lunch by an editor from Random House, who had invited another author named Mavis Jukes. Learning that she was the daughter of the Mrs. Jewls's daughter is named Mavis Jewls. The Wayside School book series has been met with largely positive reception. An article from The Atlantic entitled "The Absurd Joys of Sideways Stories from Wayside School " recounts the first book with positivity, praising the world of Wayside School being one only interesting to the readers, with the characters in-universe experiencing it in a manner that a reader would experience their own life.
They praised the simple writing style, which is easy for children to pick up, while also enjoying the various complexities and absurdities presented within the text. In , a movie loosely based on the book series entitled Wayside: The Movie was released on Teletoon. While certain chapters, such as " A Bad Word ," " Mrs. Jewls ," and " Myron " are referenced, the story is largely original, with Todd being a new kid at Wayside School and adapting to the school's oddities. The pilot led to a cartoon two years later in entitled Wayside , which lasted for twenty-six episode pairs and two seasons.
The series was met with mixed-to-positive reception, with some praising its off-beat humor, though often it was compared negatively to the book series upon which it was based. Louis Sachar reportedly did not approve of this show. Wayside School Wikia Explore.
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If Jenny's shirt has sparkles on it, will I think they will be able to relate to the I liked the book because it was funny. It was silly and I am glad I do not go there because of the cloud. I liked the characters as they were funny This website uses cookies. By using this website you agree with our cookie policy which you can review or amend at any time.
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